Put the verbs into the correct form (simple past).

Last year I (spend) spent my holiday in Ireland.

It (be) great.

I (travel) around by car with two friends and we (visit) lots of interesting places.

In the evenings we usually (go) to a pub.

One night we even (learn) some Irish dances.

We (be) very lucky with the weather.

It (not / rain) a lot.But we (see) some beautiful rainbows.

Where (spend / you) your last holiday?

Past Simple - ExerciseFill in the past form.1. Mammoths big animals, bigger than elephants. (be)2.
Mammoths 100 years ago. (not live)3. Mammoths a long time ago. (live)4. Mammoths meat. They
grass. (not eat / eat)5. They two large tusks about three metres long. (have)6. I by credit card. I cash.
(pay / not pay)7. He some milk. He any water. (drink / not drink)8. She only a pound. She 3 pounds.
(spend / not spend)9. I some elephants. I any lions. (see / not see)10. They in the sea, but they in the
lake. (swim / not swim

Unit 2 - Exercise 1 - Past simple

Complete the sentences with the past simple form

of the verbs in brackets. Use contractions where possible.

We really (enjoy) the game last Sunday.score (Marco / win) the golf competition?score

They (not play) very well yesterday. They lost the match.score

How many goals (your team / score) in the first half?score

Sandra (not want) to go rowing with me.score

(they / go) to the swimming pool yesterday?score

I (buy) a new baseball cap last week.score

James (stop) his car in front of the sports shops.

Past Simple Tense Exercises

1) Complete the sentences with the SIMPLE PAST of the verbs in parentheses:

a) They ____________________ (watch) TV last night.

c) I ___________________ (have) a terrible headache yesterday.

d) Bob _____________________ (come) home from school late.

e) They ____________________ (arrive) late and ___________________ (miss) the bus.

f) She ____________________ (study) hard and ___________________(pass) the exam.

g) He ____________________ (call) the office to tell them he was sick.

h) I ___________________ (speak) to the director as he was leaving the room.

i) Dr. Johnson ______________________ (get up) early this morning.

j) Mary _____________________ (do) her homework and ________________ (go) to

school.

k) Chris ____________________ (find) a ten-dollar bill.

l) The dog ______________________ (follow) us down the road.

m) Those students _____________________ (work) hard last semester.

n) Lúcio ___________________ (stop) at the corner and __________________ (call) us.

o) I ___________________ (try) to talk to Helen last night.

p) I ___________________ (pay) the phone bill yesterday.

q) My dad ____________________ (catch) a cold when he ________________ (be) in

Canada.

r) She _____________________ (leave) home early yesterday.

s) They ____________________ (know) each other very well when they

________________ (be) kids.

t) The teacher _____________________ (bring) the exams corrected.

u) She was cleaning the vase when she ____________________ (drop) it.

v) We ___________________ (jog) in the park yesterday.

w) The fire ____________________ (occur) while we ___________________ (be) out.

x) I __________________ (meet) some nice people at the party last weekend.

y) Carol _____________________ (sleep) until late on the weekend. Then, she

_______________ (go) out to lunch.

z) We ______________________ (fly) to the USA on a great airplane.

a) She visited her parents last weekend

Question: __________________________________________________________?

b) He cleaned his room before school.

Question: ___________________________________________________________?

c) The teacher found the missing exams.

Negative: ____________________________________________________________?

d) Tom wanted to go to the movies alone.

Question: ___________________________________________________________?

e) Helena offered Henrique a piece of cake.

Negative: ___________________________________________________________?

f) I knew what to do.

Negative: ____________________________________________________________?

g) Alexandre helped Anita with her homework.

Question: ___________________________________________________________?

h) You ate cookies after dinner.

Negative: ____________________________________________________________?

i) You talked to her earlier.

Question: ___________________________________________________________?

j) We turned off the TV after the news.

Negative: ____________________________________________________________?

k) He drank only a coke at the party.

Question: ___________________________________________________________?

l) Mom made breakfast early.

Negative: _______________________________________

Put the verbs into the correct form (present perfect simple).

I (not / work) have not worked today.

We (not / plan) our holiday yet.

Where (be / you) ?

He (write) five letters.

She (not / see) him for a long time.

(be / you) at school? School (not / start) yet.

(speak / he) to his boss?

No, he (have / not) the time yet.

Present Perfect Mixed Exercise 1

Make the present perfect: positive, negative or question.

1. (you / keep a pet for three years)

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2. (you / come here before?)

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3. (it / rain all day?)

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4. (who / we / forget to invite?)

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5. (we / not / hear that song already)

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6. (he / not / forget his books)

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7. (she / steal all the chocolate!)

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8. (I / explain it well?)

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9. (who / he / meet recently?)

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10. (how / we / finish already?)

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11. (he / study Latin)

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12. (I / know him for three months)

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13. (where / you / study Arabic?)

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14. (what countries / they / visit in Europe?)

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15. (he / hurt his leg)

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16. (she / leave her phone in a taxi)

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17. (we / not / lose our tickets)

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18. (she / call her mother?)

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19. (he / take a taxi?)

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20. (she / go / to the library)

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room use.

Present Simple 'Wh' Questions

Make present simple 'wh' questions.

1. (where / you / go to school?)

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2. (what / you / do?)

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3. (where / John / come from?)

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4. (how long / it / take from London to Paris?)

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5. (how often / she / go to the cinema?)

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6. (how many children / you / have?)

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7. (when / you / get up?)

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8. (how often / you / study English?)

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9. (what time / the film / start?)

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10. (where / you / play tennis?)

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11. (what sports / Lucy / like?)

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12. (how / they / get to work?)

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13. (how often / I / come here?)

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14. (where / she / live?)

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15. (why / you / eat so much chocolate?)

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16. (what / this machine / do?)

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17. (who / she / meet on Saturdays?)

18. (how many brothers / she / have?)

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19. (how much / this / cost?)

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20. (where / you / eat lunch?)

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3. Complete the sentences with a superlative:

a. This building is very old. It’s the oldest building in Bari.

b. It was a very happy day. It was of my life.

c. It’s a very good film. It’s I’ve seen.

d. It was a very bad mistake. It was in my life.

e. It was a very cold day. It was of the year.

f. She’s a popular singer. She’s in the country.

g. He’s a very boring person. He’s I know.

h. This house is very big. It is I’ve lived in.

i. My cousin is very tall. He is I have.

j. Laura is a very pretty girl. She is I know.

4. Choose the correct answer:

a. Giovanni’s car is bigger / the biggest than his friend’s car.

b. Who is shorter than / the shortest person in your family?

c. Who is more independent than / the most independent person you know?

d. These sofas are more comfortable than / the most comfortable ours.

e. My brother is taller than / the tallest in the class.

f. Is Daniele’s dog older than / the oldest yours?

g. Who is the best / better than singer in the world?

4. Choose the correct answer:

b. Who is shorter than / the shortest person in your family?

c. Who is more independent than / the most independent person you know?

d. These sofas are more comfortable than / the most comfortable ours.

e. My brother is taller than / the tallest in the class.

f. Is Daniele’s dog older than / the oldest yours?

g. Who is the best / better than singer in the world

h. We are younger than / the youngest the rest of the class.

i. My hair is the straightest / straighter than your hair.

j. He is more popular / the most popular singer in the world.

5. Write the sentences in the correct order:

a. taller / than / Francesco / Marco / is.

Francesco is taller than Marco.

b. trousers / Michela / got / has / new / light.

c. Maria / food / likes / eating / Mexican

d. an / expensive / Dario / wearing / coat / is

e. the / Giulia / has / scarf / got / shortest

f. the / student / he / tallest / is

g. actress / Sofia / the / was / popular / most

h. He / the / in Europe / was / footballer / best

i. plays / than / better / you / Sonia /tennis